Headlight shield



Dec. 19, 1922 A z w C. L. SIMON.

HEADLIGHT SHIELD. FILED JULY 7. 1921.

INVENIOI? C I. 5W0}? ATTORNEYS citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cedar; Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented a new and usea with respect Patented Dec. 19, 1922.

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HEADLIGIEET SHIELD.

Application 'filediiuly 7, 1921; J Serial 1N0. 482,978.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

' -Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. S ON, a

ful Improvement in Headlight Shields, of

which the following is a full, clear, andexf act description. p

My invention relates to improvements in headlight shields of the type of construction in which a plurality of telescopically arranged sections are supported for movement across the face of a headlight casing, audit consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed. I

An object of my. invention is; to provide a device of the character described in which means are provided for positively operating provide a headlight shield comprising a plu- SCI rality of telescopically arranged sections supported on aheadlight casing for mov ement relativeto the face of the latter to cut oil as much of the light as desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide. a device having means. operable from the seat of I a; vehicle carrying the headlights to which the deviceis applied for'shielding the upper portions of the faces of a plurality of headlights simultaneously tov a like extentflin order to cutoff alike amount of'lightfrom-each headlight.

I Other objectsand advantages will appear in the following specification," and the novel features'of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

' My invention is illustrated in theaccom extended. positions,

panyin'g drawings, forming part of this ap- 'plication, in which"- 2 Fig. l is aside elevation otthe front endportion of an automobile equipped with my invention, a

: Fig. 2 is a front vi'ew of the same,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through a head- ,1 light'and through a portion of'the. shield, 71

the sections of the latter being shown 'inthe usual known manner. 1 r A disk 7 has an outer diameterapproxicent to its opposite ends. constitutes one of. the sections ofthe shield, 1 proper and thedisk 7 isarranged between Fig. 4 is azfront -view of themechanism ,shewn in' Fig, 3, thesections of the-shield being illustratedtelescoped or in retracted positions,

' Fig.5 isa perspective view of the shield member, Y. J Figs. 6'and 7 are enlarged details, partly in section, of t'he shield member and the means for adjustabl supporting the sections at "oppositesidesm I Referring nowto the drawings, 1: denotes an, automobile provided with headlight lamps, 22. The lamps are of conventional construction andeach comprises a casing3' and a lens 4:, that is held on a seat 5 at the front end of, the casing by mately the same as thatjcf'the lens 4 and an .inner' diameter slightly less than that of the a rim, flange" 6..

rim flange 6. ,This disk is stamped from light metal, such; as aluminum or brass, and

may be cut away along the outer edge at a pluralityof points, asindicated at 8, for a purpose Which Wlll be hereinafter set forth.

The disk 7 is' formed with an integral visor-- Y I like extension Qhaving the general shape of a segment of asphere and projecting laterally of the disk 7 from a part of its inner edge.)

The extension 9v is bent or formed otherwise into T-shapealong its outer edge, as indicated at 10 andis formed'with alined diametrically opposed openings 11.11 adj a- Theextension 9 the rim flange 6 andthe lens l so, that the extension 9 will be positioned at the upper part of. the headlight casing. :In headlights "of'certain types, of known construction, lugs (not'shown) are provided as a part .of the lamp casing for engaging the outer face of the lens at its edge and the outer edge of the disk 7 has been cut aiWayat-8 to permit adjustment of the disk to lamp casings pro vided-:'with"such lugs as well: as to the types omitted.

section-12 than-conforms in contour withthe extension 9 and is of a sizeto'. be telescopedinthe latter is bent: or otherwise "formed to xprovi'de aradially projecting flange .l3palon'g its inner edge adapted; to

'L-of lamp ca'sin'gsufrom which-the lugs are' cooperate with the inwardly extending arm I 4 er flange of the T j ctiqefid portion 10st the 1 extension 9, whereby disengagement of the extension 0 by the section 12' is prevented when the latter is arranged inadjusted position with respecttojthe egrten ion 3, as illustrated (see l The scdiion 12 is provided with alined openings 1%14; ad-

1 jacent to its ends adapted to register with the openings 1111. rillhe section 12 is formed to provide a T-shaped portion 15 along itsouter edge'. radially" entending flange 16 long the-in er edge jof a section 1 cooperates'wvith -the inwardly eirtending flange of the T- sectioned portion 1 5 to prevent disen-gageinent-(it-the section 12 by the section 17. The latter conforms incurvature withfthe section 12 an d is of it size adapted to he telesooped into the' latter, being also p agiviideghwith opposite openin s 1 8-18 1 (the latter being no1 1-circttl-ar adapted to re ister with 'the openings l -1 11"and flange 1-9 projecting radially from its outer v ggi v p id f i I A rook shaft 20 (see Figs. 4 and 6) is journalletl in the registering openings 11-151 at one end of the extension 9' and a reduced non-circular end portion 21 is projected through the non-circular opening 18 andupset at its end, "as at 22. shoi t shaft 231s projected through the registering openings Ll-441 18 atjthe ot heiflend ofthe extension ,9 and'upset'at its end, as at 21. A spring 25' iselisposed between a pin 26 projecte'd transners'ely through the sl'iort shaft 23 and the a'djacentsidewt the extension 9 and v,eirerts a tension on the shaft resulting bore adapted to receivelthe adjacent ends of the rock shafts 20 and isifixtlly secured to the latter, as by' means offpins such as in-' dic atedvat 28. flA'rockei" arm 29 is fixedly eeca'ii'ed at line end to Fthefsleeve '27, as by ans of the her 30. slida'ble operating at i c 7 dis projected between rad- 'tor prop r a a -Qlilifif: diator of theaatomobne to projectithnough -e dashboard oit the latter-IThe iolperating rod 3; is l 'nroyiided mar- 1 knob. 33' adapted "to l'ae'conveniently"graspedby the driver of the automobile 1 Who may manipulate the to ep'erate the sections t? and 12 l egoing description of the of 'ithe I v 1y L11 erhtoocl.

ithoat leaving F 111??? ens 1142 -1141 The" section 1 7 is pi'ovided with a (i131 is pivotal-1y attached to the" rocker 'de ce, ifthe operatibn I the sections 1'7 and 12 are in the positions illustrated 111 Fig. 3, a pull on the rod 31 will rock the arm 29, thereby rotating the sleeve 2 and eausing the section 1'7 to be telcscoped into the section 12. When the flange :19 has been moved into contact with the T- sectioned outer edge portion of the section 12, the latter will be telescoped into the exten sion 9 when the movement of the rod 31 is continued. The action of the spring 25 will hold the sections 17 and 12 in the various relative positions into which they may be moved The engagement of the 'T-sec tioned portion of the section 12 with the 'T-settioned portionoi the extension 9 will prevent such a movement o1 the section 12 tions illustrated in Fig. 3.

will therefore be readily apparent thatthe Sections 17 and 12 may be positively operated at will as desired to cut oil as much of the light projected ahead of the automobile 1 by the lens l as the condition of the service requires. 1 The extension 9 and the sections 17 and 12 also serve as reflectors and serve to reflect the rays of light downwardly in front of the automobile, thereby permitting the utilization of all light projected by lamps without causing any glare that might blind a motorist approaching the automobile 1 from the front. Obviously, I may provide a greater-or less number of the sections described and inay make such other modifications and adaptations of the form of the device illustrated as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim: t h

The combination with a pair of headlights, of a ring-shaped disc secured to each headlight, said disc having an integral visor-like portion projecting forwardly from its inner edge, a pair of visonlike members adapted totelesc ope Within said visor-like portion and being pivotally secured at their ends to the ends of said visorlilre projection, yielding frictional means for holdingsaid 111cm: here in adjusted position said members onve'ratively engaging With each other when eittended or telescoped within the adjacent 'ineinber, and means for actuating the inner swing'able member, said means comprising a pin rigidly secured to the inner movable member of each'headlig'ht, a sleeve disposed over said pins and rigidly secured thereto, an arm for actuating said sleeve, and an actuating-rod pivotally secured to said arm.

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